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Samsung might already be selling an 8K resolution (7680 x 4320) TV, but LG appears to be taking its time with the newest of formats-- reportedly 8K TVs from the Korean company are set to hit the market next year.

"We plan to begin the mass production of 8K OLED panels in May next year," LG Display vice chairman Han Sang-beom tells reporters at a Seoul trade show. According to local news source Aju Business Daily, LG also plans to produce 8K LCD panels at a later date, before a June 2019 release of 8K OLED TVs to the general market.

Berlin-based hardware and software startup Senic presents the Nuimo Click-- a wall-mountable wireless switch with four buttons able to generate power every time they are pressed, making them self-powered.

Aimed for the control of Sonos audio hardware and Philips Hue smart lighting, the Nuimo Click switches generate enough kinetic energy through button presses to power the necessary wireless communications. Thus, running a function on the Nuimo Click transforms the stored energy into enough power to send a wireless command to a companion Nuimo Hub, in turn triggering the necessary smart device control.

Livestreaming is clearly big business-- big enough to attract the attention of Intel, as the company announces a partnership with live streaming software developer Streamlabs in integrated PC platforms optimised for such purposes.

The partnership involves Intel Core-powered mini-PCs shipping with preloaded Stream OBS, a free piece of Streamlabs software providing streamers with tools to engage with fans and improve monetisation. Streamlabs will quality test each device and grant it a Streamlabs badge as proof of certification. The Intel Quick-Sync-Video encoder is optimised with Streamlabs OBS, and automatically imports optimal settings for bit-rate, audio, resolution and FPS.

After nearly a year of delay, high-end digital cinema camera maker RED confirms a November 2018 release for the Hydrogen One, a smartphone featuring much hyped "four view" (or 4V) holographic technology.

According to the company, 4V technology allows the phone to handle regular 2D video, stereo 3D, augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality, all without need for glasses or headsets. Built by a company named leia, the 5.7-inch 2560 x 1440 resolution LCD display carries "Diffractive Lightfield Backlighting" consisting of a "nanostructured light guide plate" beneath the display.

All the jargon sounds impressive, but early reports suggest the effect is more akin to the lenticular 3D found in the Nintendo 3DS as opposed to anything remotely "holographic." As for the rest of the phone, the device offers two sets of dual cameras-- a dual-8MP setup on the front and dual-12MP on the back. Both allow users to snap 3D photos and video, although such media can only be seen on another Hydrogen One handset.